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Continuum Global News (April 5, 2013)

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Results and news from leagues around the world yesterday:

NPB (Japan) scores from April 5:

Hanshin Tigers 7, Hiroshima Carp 6 (in 12)

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 17, Chiba Lotte Marines 5

Yokohama Bay Stars 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1

Orix Buffaloes 4, Seibu Lions 1

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 6, Nippon Ham Fighters 1

Yomiuri Giants 7, Chunichi Dragons 2

KBO (Korea) scores from April 4 (via MyKBO):

Kia 12, Hanwha 4

Nexen 4, LG 3

Lotte 5, NC 1

SK 7, Doosan 5

Other bits of news:

Manny Ramirez mania is sweeping Taiwan, with attendance skyrocketing in games where he’s playing. The large amounts of interest, both because of Ramirez and Taiwan’s performance in the WBC, has led to speculation that the CPBL will be expanding.

Jeff Passan writes of the differences between America and Japanese views on pitch counts.

This is only tangentially related, but former big leaguer Luke Hughes has signed on to play with the Subiaco Lions of the Western Australian Football League, presumably bringing his baseball career to an end.

The MVP of Yesterday (April 4, 2013): Cliff Lee

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Cliff Lee had 8 IP, 2 hits allowed and 8 strikeouts against the heavy-hitting Braves offense yesterday- a good way to notch up the first win of Philadelphia’s season.

Honorable Mentions: Chris Davis, Andy Pettitte

MVP Standings (after jump):

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Video of the Undetermined Amount of Time: Manny Goes Deep in Taiwan

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Well, you saw the Continuum Global News earlier today, but here’s a last bit: Manny Ramirez has hit his first HR in Taiwan, and it was also the 7000th total HR in the CPBL’s history. Here’s video:

Continuum Global News (April 4, 2013)

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The latest in International Baseball News:

In Japan’s “Spring Koshien”, Urawa Gakuin won the tournament. The “Spring Koshien”, unlike the “Summer Koshien”, is a invitational tournament and isn’t as prestigious, but is still shown on television and is a source of pride to the participants.

It’s still very early in the NPB season, but here’s how the standings there look right now:

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In Korea, the standings so far look like this (taken from MyKBO):

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I cannot find CPBL standings as of right now- if you know where I can find them, let me know.

Meanwhile, in Europe, Leon Boyd of the Dutch National Team (one of the very few “passport players” on the Kingdom of the Netherlands- his mother is Dutch) has signed with Correndon Kinheim.

And that will be it for today, but come back tomorrow for more Continuum Global News.

In the days and weeks ahead, this feature will be more fleshed-out and substantial, so please be patient as I work to make this one of the spots to go to for international baseball news.

The MVP of Yesterday (April 3, 2013): Cliff Pennington

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A bit of an “out there” pick today, but Cliff Pennington of the Diamondbacks was a key player in Arizona’s win over St. Louis yesterday, going 3-6 with 2 BB, a run scored and the game-winning walk-off single in the sixteenth .

Honorable mentions: Matt Joyce, Gio Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Jed Lowrie

Go below jump for the “MVP Standings”:

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Coming Soon: Continuum Global News

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Remember the WBC, and how the leadup to it had the Continuum have all of that news compiled from around the world?

Well, starting tomorrow, the Baseball Continuum will begin a (more-or-less) daily look at baseball beyond America with… Continuum Global News! Asia! Latin America! Europe! And anywhere else!

Starting tomorrow on the Baseball Continuum…

The MVP of Yesterday (April 2, 2013): Yu Darvish

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It’s hard to argue with a guy who was one out away from a perfect game. In fact, had, for example, Elvis Andrus made a miracle play and gotten Marwin Gonzalez out, Yu Darvish would have found himself in the rare company of Sandy Koufax and Matt Cain for pitchers with the most strikeouts in a perfect game (14).

Honorable mentions: Madison Bumgarner, Adam Jones, Jay-Z

“Yesterday’s MVP” Standings (after jump):

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The 2013 Opening Day II Diary-Blog

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If you were foolish/devoted enough to read yesterday’s Opening Day Diary-Blog, you are sure to love today’s Opening Day II Diary-Blog, as I write about the opening games for the teams that had to wait until today to play and maybe a bit on the other teams that are playing today. Go below the jump.

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Cool Website: The National Pastime Museum

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The National Pastime Museum is an online museum and timeline of baseball until the 1950s, with articles and pictures of unique memorabilia and artifacts thrown in. Check it out.

 

The MVP of Yesterday (April 1st, 2013): Clayton Kershaw

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In this new semi-daily feature that semi-replaces Picture of the Day, I will decide who was yesterday’s MVP…

Yesterday had plenty of possible MVPs: Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg showed why the Nationals are World Series favorites, Freddie Freeman had three hits and drove in three, Chris Ianetta drove in all three of the Angels’ runs against the Reds, and Jackie Bradley Jr. made a good first impression.

But the MVP for yesterday had to be Clayton Kershaw, who not only threw a complete game shut-out against the defending champion Giants, but also hit a home run.

MVP Standings:

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